Conina on 24 November 2018
| DialgaMarine said: Kind of an odd move if true. For starters, the developer pushed really hard to break off of Square Enix last year because they wanted their independence. The only reason I could see them considering being bought out is if Hitman 2 isn’t showing any sort of promise financially. Seeing as that franchise is pretty much the only thing that studio has going for it, a bit out would be pointless if that game no longer has the mass appeal it used to. But, most of the studios MS has bought out recently we’re odd choices, so I guess anything is possible. |
Square Enix pushed for ending the partnership, not IO Interactive! IO Interactive made the best out of that situation, but it wasn't their decision to go separate ways.
Here are interviews with both sides:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-05-11-square-enix-drops-io-interactive
